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• Canadian professional hockey player Marc-Andre Bergeron plays for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

  Bergeron is expected to be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a lower body injury on December 19, 2008.Star-Tribune.com: Wild's Top Defender Bergeron Will Sit for Weeks

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: October 13, 1980
  2. Birthplace: St-Louis-de-France, Quebec, Canada
  3. Height: 5'10"
  4. Weight: 197 lbs.
  5. Position: Defenseman
  6. Shoots: Left
  7. Recorded the hardest slapshot at the 2007 Edmonton Oilers skills competition at 103.5 MphSportingNews.com: Who Has the Hardest Slapshot Currently in the NHL???

• NHL Career

  Bergeron entered the NHL by signing as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on July 20, 2001. He was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs, an Oilers American Hockey League affiliate, for one season before making his NHL debut with the Oilers in 2002. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for the Brynas IF Gavle in the Swedish Elitserien. After the lockout, he played nearly two additional seasons with the Oilers, then was traded to the New York Islanders on February 18, 2007. His next move came on February 26, 2008, when he was sent to the Anaheim Ducks. Following the 2007-08 season, the Ducks traded Bergeron to the Minnesota Wild on June 10, 2008.

• Career Highlights

  • 2001: QMJHL All-Star Team
  • 2001: CHL All-Star Team
  • 2001: Defenseman of the Year

• Timeline

  • 1998-01: Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL
  • 2001: Signs with Edmonton Oilers
  • 2001-03: Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL
  • 2001-04: Edmonton Oilers
  • 2004-05: Brynas IF Gavle, Elitserien
  • 2005-07: Edmonton Oilers
  • 2007-08: New York Islanders
  • 2008: Anaheim Ducks
  • 2008-present: Minnesota Wild

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